As a part-English Scot who isn't interested in football, I'm torn.
I want England to do well, but after a few minutes of listening to the commentators I want them to get hammered. Then I see how much their success upsets the hardcore ScotNats, and I want them to win again.
(The Porcupine From Purgatory katsu revival trust, Thu 8 Jul 2021, 8:16, archived)

what is it about the commentators you don't like?
i was on the 5 live coverage last night and it was a nice balance.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 8 Jul 2021, 8:21, archived)

I had ITV on.
They just get carried away, which is fair enough, but then they come out with things like "after the tough 16 months we've had, England deserves this", like England has somehow had it worse than everywhere else.

Mind you, it also annoys me when Scottish idiots come out with similar bullshit, like how a nil-nil draw against England was the best result ever, and one goal in three games was a fantastic performance.
(The Porcupine From Purgatory katsu revival trust, Thu 8 Jul 2021, 8:32, archived)

like Windy Pig said, though, they seem less full of themselves than usual
as far as I can tell as a very casual observer
( Turing's Artificial Hand Sig Sauer, Thu 8 Jul 2021, 8:22, archived)

Maybe it's because it went to extra time, and I'd only built up my tolerance to 90 minutes.

(The Porcupine From Purgatory katsu revival trust, Thu 8 Jul 2021, 8:32, archived)

me too mate, though I am looking forward to the final

(Smegg Wallace The O.G. Q.R., Thu 8 Jul 2021, 8:35, archived)